It must be very tiring standing in this position all day! Happy Friday everyone! Taken outside the Moscow Kremlin, 2017. Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!
Tag: Russia
Marshrutkas – Public Transport in the ex-Soviet Union
If you've read any of my posts on Central Asia or other ex-Soviet Union countries such as Georgia, you may have heard me talk about the 'Marshrutka'. Today you learn what it's like to travel in these.... vehicles of doom?
Does the USSR still EXIST?
Hello Blazers... Ok I'm too old to know what that is actually supposed to mean, I guess, but it is the signing in... sign (?) of NFKRZ, your 'favourite neighbourhood Russian' as he likes to also call himself, and today I have a couple of interesting, to say the least, videos he's put out. How …
From Around the Web – Would you eat Crimean Fried Chicken?
Hi all. Today I'm presenting a really interesting video to you from Russian Youtuber Roman, or 'NFKRZ' (which I believe means something a little rude!). He presents life usually from his Russian hometown Chelyabinsk, and had collaborated with 'Mr Bald' from Bald and Bankrupt fame. I will be highlighting more of his videos in the …
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My Favourite Cities in Eastern Europe
Howdy all again. Yes, this time I’m turning my attention to the eastern part of the continent of Europe. I’ve probably explored Eastern Europe more extensively than Western Europe, so in some ways it should be easier for me to choose my favourite cities. And in some ways, not so much! I’m taking in Western …
Foto Friday – Clown Fountain, Moscow
Hi all, and happy Friday to everyone! Thanks for stopping by! May the Journey Never End!
Foto Friday – Kremlin and St Basil’s
Hope you're well wherever you are! May the Journey Never End!
Know Before you Go – Visa for Russia
If Russia is a country you are considering visiting, then you’re best to start planning as well before your departure date as you can. For the Russian Visa is not as straight forward to organise as most others. Whereas visas seem to slowly being phased out, or replaced with Electronic Visas which you can get …
City Rumble – Berlin versus Moscow
Okay. So here I’ve set myself up haven’t I? This is a really tricky face off between two BIG cities. One I’ve already had in a rumble before – that’s Moscow, when it faced off against compatriot Saint Petersburg. It didn’t quite win the race there. Will it fair any better against Germany’s capital? Read …
Irkutsk – An introduction to Siberia and Eastern Russia
Last year I fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list, that was to take the trans-Mongolian through China, Mongolia and Russia to Moscow. On the way, I stopped off in a few cities/towns, and my first stop in Russia was the Siberian city of Irkutsk. It was a place I hadn’t heard, read …
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